Which subjects are reserved under Article 240?
Under Article 240 of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to make laws and regulations for the peace, progress, and good government of specific Union Territories.
In the context of the proposed governance framework for Ladakh, the subjects specified under Article 240 over which the elected UT-level body would have legislative powers include:
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Land
Culture and language
Forests
Environment
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Natural resources
(Note: While these legislative subjects were proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, representatives from Ladakh noted that key executive, budgetary, planning, and police/law-and-order powers remain unresolved or unclarified in the proposal).
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